Word: adjustable
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...diagnosis of the conscienceless violence among today's youth, Dr. Lindner has identified the culprit, correctly I believe, as "the lie of adjustment." The end product of this false doctrine, preached by Christian and Marxist alike, is a herd of sheep, preyed upon by wolves in sheep's clothing, where crime is the only means of gaining status . . . The modern child ... is turned over by his parents to his age-group with the command that he adjust-or else. He listens to the same radio and TV programs that his playmates listen to; on no account...
...grave problems of financial aid should arise from rent equalization. The financial Aid center, which already tries to adjust students' resources to tuition and board charges, would merely include a flat room rent in its formulas. A few students who do not now require financial aid would undoubtedly have to request it under a fixed room rent system. But the simplicity of a single charge for all University expenses should outweigh any extra burden placed on the Financial Aid Office...
...modern society Dr. Lindner sees "nothing which does not require the young to conform, to adjust, to submit." Along with religion and education he lumps social work, which aims to smooth rough-edged personalities so that they will not rub too harshly on their fellows; also philosophy, recreation and pediatrics: "Each is infused with the rot-producing idea that the salvation of the individual, and so of society, depends upon conformity and adjustment." Thus, in harsher terms, rebellious Psychologist Lindner reaches much the same diagnosis as Social Scientist David Riesman (TIME, Sept. 27), who calls the pattern of the times...
...Negro educators, the name of Cleo W. Blackburn, 45, ranks high. A former Tuskegee teacher, Sociologist Blackburn took over Planner House in Indianapolis 18 years ago, changed it from a struggling Negro social center to a flourishing institution dedicated to helping Southern rural Negroes adjust to Northern city life. He upped its budget from $17,000 to $250,000, its staff from 17 to 70, set up a nursery school, opened clinics for TB and dentistry, organized classes in sewing, cooking and upholstery. Planner House now provides everything from a full-fledged cannery to individual garden plots. The motto...
...this trend. Exceptional were the victories of Illinois' Paul Douglas and Oregon's Richard Neuberger in fights where there was a vast ideological difference between the candidates. Studying the returns, Political Analyst Samuel Lubell concluded that candidates are try ing harder than ever to find and adjust to the central sentiments of their constituencies. If they continue to succeed, as they did in 1954. there may be more and more close races in the future...